Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-04-30
SATURDAY, APRIL 3o,1887.
GRANT PITZER, ........Local Editor

CONDEMN the pavements.
FRUIT trees are in blossom.
Garden making, you please.
THE farmer is busy with compliant
ing.
Miss AGNES HERNDoN next Tues
day night.
STREET scrapers were at work Sat-
urday and Monday.
MATINEE at Central Opera House
this afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Don II fail to see Miss Agnes Hern-
on next Tuesday night.
SEE the new goods at Hydes Jewelry
Store also the best watches made. 2t
EPITAPH on an editors gravestone-
here lies one who never lied before.
THE great, deep resolve of the day
The bad pavements must and shall so.
MR.. IRA TABLER had his arm brok-
en- at the B. u O. Depot several days
ago.
NEW letters on Mann 81 Bells Shaw
ing parlor windows. Some people will
be tony.
Mr.. BERT TABLER IS horse ran away
Tuesday and broke things up general
ly.
MISS AGNES HERNDoN will play
here next Tuesday night. Secure your
seats now.
Mr.. Geo. GAyER sold on last Satur-
day at his fish market on north Queen
Street, 800 fresh fish.
BEAUTY is but skin deep. This es-
pecially applies to some of the oranges
at present on the market
AWAY with the measly pavements.
Disgraceful to any community ; a re-
Election upon our good judgement.
DELEGATE G. NJ. Bowers was home
on Monday, tending to some impor-
tant business. He returned on night
of same day.
Mr. JOHN Dunn will erect brick
house opposite the post oflice,on the
site of Mr.. Thomas Turner's old
tombstone yard.
MAYOR G. O. Lambert is building
nice large house on his Warm Spring
farm, which has all the latest improve
ments attached.
Now it is that the tramp luxuriates in
pedestrian trip on the railroads, where
the cowcatcher of the engine gets in its
fine Italian work on him.
Gov. HILL has a cat named Veto.
He is seriously thinking of presenting
it to President Cleveland, in the time
of pension bil-agitation.
SOME folks think by sharp practice
they can make an editor tell what is not
true. They are badly mistaken it
can't be done.
THE weather has been very capricious
this week One day fair next cloudy;
next both. Deliver thy people, Rain
God, from the tribulations you send.
THE Hamersly Opera Co. which
showed here four nights this week, is
above the average standard. Crowded
houses.greeted them nightly.
THE University of Pennsylvania
Base Ball Club, of Philadelphia, are en-
deavoring to arrange for game with
the Martinsburg boys.
FISHING is reported good. Frank
Williams and Crum Curtis will go as
soon as they can get bats They won't
catch anything, however.
Once more in valley,fe and garden patch,
The lovely springs begun
Once more on bamy nights we family
catch
The ffoglets' deep "Bull's Runw
LAST Saturday evening Mr.. Heshel's
horse become frightened at the B. q o.
crossing on Queen Street, and ran
against the fire plug at John Fitz's
shops, breaking his wagon.
A more genial and whole-souled fell
low than Forepaughs advanced agent,
Mr., E. II. Davis, would be difficult
to find. He is one of the "boys" from
away back
To receive entire satisfaction buy your
clothing and gents furnishing goods at
The Model One Price Clothing House
We marked all goods in plain figures
and sell for one price only. a16-5t.